敵 – enemy, foe, opponent

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The kanji 敵 means enemy, foe, opponent. Its on’yomi (Chinese-derived reading) is テキ (teki); its kun’yomi (native Japanese reading) is かたき、あだ、かな.う (kataki, ada, kanau). It is written with 15 strokes, under radical 攴 (no. 66).

Stroke order

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Readings

Type	Reading	Romaji
On’yomi	テキ	teki
Kun’yomi	かたき	kataki
Kun’yomi	あだ	ada
Kun’yomi	かな.う	kanau

A dot separates the kanji’s part from the okurigana (kana written after it), e.g. まな.ぶ → 学ぶ.

Radical and components

Radical: 攴 (Kangxi radical 66). Components: 口・十・并・立・亠・冂・攵・滴・乞.

Words using 敵

敵てきopponent匹敵ひってきto be a match for

Example sentences

ある男を判断するには、その人の友人によるのと同様に敵によって判断するのがいいだろう。

You shall judge of a man by his foes as well as by his friends.

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彼は敵に不意打ちを食わせた。

He surprised his opponent.

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あなたは知力で彼に匹敵している。

You are equal to him in intelligence.

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Kanji with the same radical

政改数教放整敗攻故散救敏敬敷敢

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